Kvitsøy Church

Kvitsøy Church (Norwegian: Kvitsøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvitsøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy. It is the church for the Kvitsøy parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The small, white, wooden church was built in a long church design around the year 1620 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2]

Kvitsøy Church
Kvitsøy kirke
View of the church
59.06404°N 5.41637°E / 59.06404; 5.41637
LocationKvitsøy Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecratedc. 1620
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1620
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryTungenes prosti
ParishKvitsøy
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84872

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1293, but it was not new that year. Around 1620, the old medieval church was torn down and a new church was built on the same site. It is possible that some of the materials from the old church were reused in the new building. The altarpiece was new in 1620, but the baptismal font is dated back to around the year 1300, so it was used in the old church as well. The church has been remodeled and expanded since the original structure was built. In the 1950s, the original rosemåling decorations on the walls were discovered and restored.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Kvitsøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. "Kvitsøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Kvitsøy kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. "Kvitsøy kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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